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Title:
PROCESS FOR PREPARING OPTICALLY ACTIVE 1,3-BUTANEDIOL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1989/010410
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An optically active 1,3-butanediol is prepared either by (1) treating a 1,3-butanediol enantiomer mixture with microorganisms capable of asymmetrically utilizing said mixture or a treated product thereof, or (2) treating 4-hydroxy-2-butanone with microorganisms capable of asymmetrically reducing it or a treated product thereof, and collecting the formed optically active 1,3-butanediol.

Inventors:
MATSUYAMA AKINOBU (JP)
NIKAIDO TERUYUKI (JP)
KOBAYASHI YOSHINORI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP1989/000447
Publication Date:
November 02, 1989
Filing Date:
April 27, 1989
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Assignee:
DAICEL CHEM (JP)
International Classes:
C12P7/18; C12P41/00; (IPC1-7): C12P41/00; C12P7/18
Other References:
J. Biol. Chem., Vol.94 (1931) P.A. LEVENCE and A WALTI "Phytochemical Reductions-the Configurations of Glycols Obstained by Reduction with Fermenting Yeast" p. 361-366.
Biochem Z., Vol.92 (1918) CARL NEUBERG und ELISABETH KERB "Phytochemische Reduktionen XV.-die Uberfuhrung von Acetaldol in optisch aktives beta-Butylenglykol durch Hefe" p. 96-110.
See also references of EP 0556387A4
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